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Have you defined clear business objectives for migrating to the cloud?
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Are key stakeholders involved in the cloud migration decision-making process?
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Is your cloud migration strategy aligned with your overall business strategy?
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Have you evaluated different cloud service providers based on features and reputation?
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Have you defined a governance framework for cloud resource management and monitoring?
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Have you decided on the preferred cloud deployment model: public, private, hybrid or multi-cloud?
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Have you evaluated the suitability of different cloud service models: IaaS, PaaS, SaaS?
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Have you determined the migration approach: lift and shift, re-platform, re-factor or rebuild?
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Have you developed a step-by-step migration plan with timelines and milestones?
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Have you prioritised applications and data for migration based on business impact?
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Have you reviewed your current security policies and controls?
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Have you assessed compliance requirements and industry regulations?
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Have you planned a strategy to secure your cloud resources and data?
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Have you assessed data privacy and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)?
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Have you identified tools and methods for monitoring cloud resource performance?
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Have you evaluated your application performance requirements?
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Have you determined your scalability needs and if cloud services can meet them?
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Have you planned for load balancing, auto-scaling and performance monitoring?
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Have you established baseline performance metrics and alert thresholds?
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Have you identified tools and methods for monitoring cloud resource performance?
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Have you estimated your current IT infrastructure costs?
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Have you compared costs between on-premises and cloud environments?
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Have you projected cloud migration costs, considering compute, storage and data transfer?
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Have you considered the long-term cost implications of cloud services, including potential scalability and usage changes?
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Are you factoring in additional costs such as licensing fees, training and support when transitioning to the cloud?
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Have you identified all data sources, databases and data storage solutions?
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Have you considered data security and compliance requirements?
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Have you planned for data migration, including cleansing and transformation?
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Have you identified all applications and their dependencies?
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Have you categorised applications based on their importance and complexity?
